News Releases

New Organisational Structure for Inmarsat Brings Renewed Focus on Core Markets - January 3, 2012 - London - Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT.L), the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, has begun the process of including its subsidiary companies within a new organisational structure that will align the Inmarsat business more closely to core vertical market segments and continue to support both direct and indirect distribution of its services.

BGAN from Stratos Provides Communications for Balloon Expedition Over Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro - November 16, 2011 - Bethesda, Maryland - Stratos Global, the leading global provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, today announced it successfully provided Inmarsat BGAN mobile satellite communications service to the Ultramagic Experience hot air balloon expedition over Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro that ended August 30th.

Stratos Extends its Satellite Services Contract with Suncor Energy - November 9, 2011 - Bethesda, Maryland - Stratos Global, the leading global provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, today announced it has extended its contract to provide Suncor Energy with a high-speed satellite link connecting Suncor’s Newfoundland operated offshore and shore-based facilities.

Stratos Announces Availability of its New StratosTrax Tracking Portal for a Wide Range of Mobile Devices - November 8, 2011 - Bethesda, Maryland - Stratos Global, the leading global provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, today announced the commercial availability of its new StratosTrax tracking portal. StratosTrax features fully integrated GPS and geofencing capabilities for web-based location, identification and tracking of users.

Stratos Government Services and Segovia Are Selected to Deploy COMSATCOM Infrastructure for Military Sealift Command - November 4, 2011 - Washington, DC and Herndon, Va. - Stratos Government Services Inc. (SGSI) and Segovia, Inc., wholly owned subsidiaries of Inmarsat plc, today announced they have been awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract by the Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO) for the U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) Next Generation Wideband (NGW) commercial satellite communications (COMSATCOM) infrastructure and service.

Sandigan Selects Stratos for Fleetwide Deployment of FleetBroadband - November 3, 2011 - Bethesda, Maryland - Stratos Global, the leading global provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, today announced it has been selected by Sandigan Ship Services, Inc. to deploy the Inmarsat FleetBroadband satellite communications service on Sandigan’s fleet of commercial vessels.

U.S. Coast Guard Selects Stratos Government Services to Deploy Ku-Band Communications Network - October 27, 2011 - Washington, DC - Stratos Government Services Inc. (SGSI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Inmarsat plc, today announced it was awarded a five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) on June 17, 2011 to provide USCG Large Cutter Connectivity. SGSI will provide the USCG with Ku-band satellite airtime, installation support, teleport equipment and service, Network Operations Center support and training.

Stratos Introduces StratosMAX II Nomadic, a New Broadband Service for the Energy Community in the Gulf of Mexico - October 20, 2011 - Bethesda, Maryland - Stratos Global, the leading global provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, today introduced StratosMAX II Nomadic, a new version of its popular StratosMAX II broadband service offered via the Stratos microwave network for the offshore energy community in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) region.

Stratos Opens Global Installation & Service Centers in Four Major Maritime Regions - October 3, 2011 - Bethesda, Maryland - Stratos Global, the leading global provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, today announced it has expanded its maritime service-delivery capabilities by opening Global Installation & Service Centers (GIS Centers) in four major maritime regions.

BGAN from Stratos Enables French Radio Station to Stream Live Mobile Show from Paris Techno Parade - September 29, 2011 - Bethesda, MD - Stratos Global, the leading global provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, today announced it provided the Inmarsat BGAN broadband satellite service that enabled Hotmix Radio to stream its live, mobile show from the Paris Techno Parade on Sept. 17th.

Stratos Introduces New FleetBroadband Flat Fee Plans - September 28, 2011 - Bethesda, Maryland - Stratos Global, the leading global provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, today announced the commercial availability of its Inmarsat FleetBroadband Flat Fee service plans, known as FBB Flat Fee.

Reederei Claus-Peter Offen Selects FleetBroadband from Stratos for Entire Fleet of 122 Commercial Vessels - September 27, 2011 - Bethesda, Maryland - Stratos Global, the leading global provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, today announced it has been selected by Reederei Claus-Peter Offen (CP Offen) to provide Inmarsat FleetBroadband airtime services for its entire fleet of 122 commercial vessels.

Stratos is First to Activate New FleetBroadband Pricing Plan for Single-Vessel Operators and Small Fleets - September 15, 2011 - Bethesda, Maryland - Stratos Global, the leading global provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, today announced it is the first Inmarsat Distribution Partner to activate Inmarsat’s new FleetBroadband Large Money Bundle for single-vessel operators and fleets with fewer than 10 vessels.

Stratos Announces Availability of Iridium Extreme Satellite Phone - September 12, 2011 - Bethesda, Maryland - Stratos Global, the leading global provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, today announced the commercial availability of the new Iridium ExtremeTM satellite phone. Stratos today will begin shipping Iridium Extreme from all of its warehouses worldwide. Stratos is one of the world’s largest Iridium service providers with nearly 50,000 Iridium subscribers around the globe.

Stratos is the First Inmarsat Distribution Partner for IsatData Pro - August 11, 2011 - Bethesda, MD - Stratos Global, the leading global provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, today announced it has entered into an agreement with SkyWave Mobile Communications to serve as the first Inmarsat Distribution Partner for IsatData Pro products and service. SkyWave and Inmarsat jointly announced the global availability of IsatData Pro on August 4, 2011.